Cheinmora v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2013] FCA 768

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Cheinmora v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2013] FCA 768 Citation: Cheinmora v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2013] FCA 768

Parties: DELORES CHEINMORA, VERNON GERRARD, MARY TERESA TAYLOR, MAY SMITH, MONA WILLIAMS, JAMES TAYLOR, ROY MARTIN, LAURIE WAINA, CLEMENT MARALTADJ & VICTOR MARTIN v STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, PASPALEY PEARLING COMPANY PTY LTD, ROEBUCK PEARL PRODUCERS PTY LTD AND TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED

File number: WAD 6027 of 1998

Judge: GILMOUR J

Date of judgment: 7 August 2013

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – consent determination of native title – whether proceedings affected by possible defect in authorisation – whether order should be made pursuant to s 84D(4)(a) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – whether proposed consent determination within power appropriate – requirements of s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) satisfied

Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 13(1), 47B, 56(2), 64(2), 66, 67(1), 68, 84D(4)(a), 87A, 94A, 225 Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (Cth)

Cases cited: Attorney-General (NT) v Ward (2003) 134 FCR 16 Barunga v State of Western Australia [2011] FCA 518 Billy Patch on behalf of the Birriliburu People v State of Western Australia [2008] FCA 944 Brown v Western Australia [2007] FCA 1025 Goonack v State of Western Australia [2011] FCA 516 Hughes v Western Australia [2007] FCA 365 James v Western Australia [2002] FCA 1208 Lovett v Victoria [2007] FCA 474 Munn for and on behalf of the Gunggari People v State of Queensland (2001) 115 FCR 109 Nangkiriny v Western Australia (2002) 117 FCR 6 Nangkiriny v Western Australia [2004] FCA 1156 Sharpe v State of Western Australia [2013] FCA 599 Ward v State of Western Australia (1998) 159 ALR 483 Ward v Western Australia [2006] FCA 1848 Western Australia v Ward (2000) 170 ALR 159 Wurrunmurra v State of Western Australia [2012] FCA 1399